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cerement ,
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the “self made” billionaire who started Amazon with $300K from his parents and more from his friends

slumberlust ,

This seems a bit disingenuous. I don't like the guy much, but turning a small loan the size of a house into one of the worlds richest companies, while changing how ALL of us shopped online is still an impressive feat.

You could give $300k to everyone in this thread and no one would produce half an Amazon.

cerement ,
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most of us have some morals about how much we’re willing to abuse the workers that did all his work for him …

RHSJack ,

I up arrowed your comment but I disagree a little. You couldn't reach a capitalist apex like Bezos et al without that kind of ruthless drive. However...I would like to think you and I "could" build a modest empire that treated everyone well and the employees felt valued and validated. And the products were something to be proud of. Good service but not at the expense of shaming. Look at, say, Trader Joes up until a couple of years ago or Patagonia. (Side bar: notice how there was a sudden uptick in unionizing at TJs in the last few years at the same time there is explosive growth in stores? Hmm?)

feedum_sneedson ,

Hasn't he done well for himself!

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